Broom-holder.



W. J. HPL

BROOM HOLDER7 APPLICATION FILED me. 1, me.

LSO Patefe 1999.31, i912.

., WIN/ESSE ANT WILLIAM JAMES 'HOPE OF I,U'.'L\l'ICli,` MISSISSIPPI.

BROOM-HOLIOR.

1,049,238, Specification of ,Application filed August l,

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, l,ViLLiiivi JAMES HOPE, a citizen ot the UnitedStates, and a resident of Tunica, in the county of Tunica and State ofMississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBroom-Holders, of which the following is a specilieation.

My invention is an improvement in broom holders, and has for its object,a simple and elicient means for connecting a broom to a handle, in suchmanner that a considerable degree of resiliency is permitted between thebroom and the handle, and wherein the clamping means may be adjusted forbrooms of various sizes, and lwherein the handle may take a position atan angle with respect to the body, and wherein a positive gripping meansis provided in connection with the clamping means.

In the drawings :Eligure l is a perspective view of the improvedconnecting means; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section; and, Fig. 3is a perspective view of one ot' the clamping members.

In the presentembodiment of the invention, the handle l may be ot any.usual or preferred construction, and 'die said handle is provided at itslower end with a transverse longitudinal slot or recess 2.

' The broom proper may be of any desired or preferred construction, inthe present instance consisting o a head or holder for carrying thebristles fl. A resilient plate 5 has one ot its ends inserted in theslot 2, and a rivet G is passed transversely of 'the slotand the platefor holding the plate in place. The rivet is headed at both ends, asshown at 7, lthe' heads being preferably liush with the surface of thehandle, as shown.- rlhe plate is also beveled at each of its side edgesadjacent to the handle, as shown at 8, in order that there may be noprojecting corners or the like between the plate and the handle, Themeans for connecting the plate to the broom body coinprises a pair otclamping plates 9, each ot which is of lessor width at one end than at'the other, and the narrow end is provided with a plu. al ty ol openingsl0. The plate 5 is prov` 'with openings registering with the openi l0,and bolts .ll are passed through the registering; openings, and areengaged by wing nuts i2 on the opposite side.

t will be understood that a plate is ar- 'Letters Patent.

Patented Der. 31, lili?.

Serial No. 712,894.

remote from the handle,and that each bolt Il is passed through the 2plates and the plate 5. The bolts ll are preferably oppositely arranged,as shown more particularly in Fig. l,so that a nut l2 is on each side ofthe handle.

Each of the plates 9 is provided at its wide end with a lateral inwardlyextending flange 13, and adjacent to the flange each side edge of eachplate is provided with an inwardly extending spur 14.

The plates 9 grasp the opposite sides of the body 3, with the flanges 1Bfitting the under face of the body, and extending to a point adjacent tothe bristles. The spurs 14 are received in the material of the body, asshown in Fig. 2, so that the brush is firmly grasped by the plates.

In operation, when it is desired to remove a broom body, the nuts 12 areloosened and the plates 9 are sprung out away from each other and fromthe body to release the spurs 14. A new body is then inserted and theplates are then forced together by the nuts.

The improved clamping means will hold brooms of diil'erent size. iisordinarily constructed, they may be made to .hold brooms ranging from.one-halt' inch in thickness to three inches. 'lhe broom cannot beslipped upwardly on account ot the convergence ot' the plates 9 at theirupper end, neither can it slip downward on account ot the tlanges 13.Longitudinal movement of the broom is prevented by the spurs The plates9 are sulliciently resilient to grip a broom lightly, and to preventmovement of the saine. IThe holdin(r ot the broom is not dependentallogether upon friction, but a positive grip is provided by reason ot'the spurs.

The clamping device being' ot two pieces is capable ol a greater rangeof adjustment than were it of one piece, and any looseness ot' play maybe taken up by the nuts. VIn addition'the broom may take a position atan angle to the handle, thus insuring that the wear on the'bristles willbe even and uni- Jforni and not at one side, as in the ordinary toi-m ofbroom. The broom ,may be arranged in manner in .the ,clamping device itdesired, by changing @be engaging position ot the spurs 14. 'lim deviceis thus not only a clamping device but also an adjusting device.

ylhe holding' means may also he utilized to hold a mop or the like, andthe grip is ranged on r .fh side ot that end of the plate always apositive grip and not dependent

